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Tyler Perry plans to pay for Rayshard Brooks’ funeral expenses, and also has reportedly offered to pay for Brooks’ four children to go to college as well. According to People, a source close to Perry said that he “spoke to Rayshard’s family and wanted to do something to help. His heart goes out to the family during […]
Ahead of the release of his new comedy Irresistible hitting PVOD this month, Jon Stewart has opened up about the legacy of The Daily Show and has offered his thoughts on the current political climate. Speaking with The New York Times Magazine, Stewart mused on everything from Trump and police brutality to some of his Daily Show regrets. The interview also tackled the […]
There are an estimated 18,000 police departments across the United States with, in total, more than $100 billion in funding. In Miami-Dade County, the police and corrections department receives almost $1 billion annually. In Los Angeles, total spending on police, including pensions and HR benefits, amounts to $3.1 billion. Minneapolis in 2020 spent $193.3 million on its […]
B. Simone has been under fire lately. Now, the comedian and entrepreneur has to explain why her book, Baby Girl: Manifest the Life You Want, has become the topic of a plagiarism scandal. On Monday, Simone took to Instagram where she claimed that the plagiarized portions of her book were done by an outsourced company that she trusted […]
The United States Food and Drug Administration revoked the emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine which President Trump backed as a treatment for COVID-19, Reuters reports. The FDA revealed on Monday that it has new evidence to believe that the oral formulation for hydroxychloroquine and other chloroquine drugs are not effective in treating the respiratory problems created by the coronavirus. In […]
Ahead of the 2020 BET Awards later this month, the nominations for the show have been unveiled with Drake, Roddy Ricch, and Megan Thee Stallion leading. Billboard reports that Drake has six nominations at this year’s iteration of the awards, while Megan and Roddy both have five nominations each. The show, which will mark the award […]
Today in Oh Hell Yeah, we have word that a statue of Thomas Jefferson has been toppled amid protests in Portland. The statue, which marks merely the latest example of unworthy monuments being removed via DIY methods by the general public, was toppled from its location of the steps of Jefferson High School on Sunday after the […]
On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that an existing civil rights law protects workers from job discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation. Associated Press reports that the court decided by a 6-3 vote that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which makes it illegal for employers to discriminate based on a person’s […]
On Sunday, a massive throng of people gathered in the courtyard of the Brooklyn Museum and its surrounding parkway for a protest in support of Black trans lives, according to NBC News. The rally was one of several similarly minded ones that took place nationwide, but it’s of particular focus here because it appears to […]
Beyoncé has written an open letter to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. In the letter, Beyoncé calls for the AG to arrest Taylor’s killers, who are three police officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department: Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly and Officers Myles Cosgrove and Brett Hankison. Beyoncé writes, “Your office has both the […]
